Guardianship - Minnesota Court Forms and Information

Anyone can file a petition asking for a guardian to be appointed for an incapacitated adult. A guardian can be a relative, or another person or agency.

If you want to apply to become a guardian for an incapacitated adult or apply for someone else to be the guardian for an incapacitated adult, click here. 

Anyone can file a petition asking for a guardian to be appointed for an incapacitated minor. A guardian can be a relative, or another person or agency.

If you want to apply to become a guardian for a minor or apply for someone else to be the guardian for a minor, click here. 

A guardianship ends when:

• The person subject to guardianship dies
• The appointed guardian becomes incapacitated
• The guardian is removed or resigns, or
• The person subject to guardianship gets back their ability to function.
   

If you have a guardian or know someone who has a guardian but you do not think the guardian is needed anymore, you can file a petition with the court to ask that the guardianship be terminated.

You can find the forms you need to end a Guardianship here.

Emergency guardianship is granted for a specific amount of time. This is usually a short amount of time. Emergency guardianship is for when there is a risk of immediate danger to the personal safety of an incapacitated person. It is usually used to help protect the person from danger during  the couple of weeks they need to wait for the standard application to process.

You can find the forms you need to file for emergency guardianship here.